尽人事 meaning in English
do what one can (to save a dying person, etc.); do all that is humanly possible (though with little hope of success)
Examples
- Crippled for ever , knowing he could never have any children , clifford came home to the smoky midlands to keep the chatterley name alive while he could
克利福明知自己半身残疾，生育的希望是绝灭了，因此回到烟雾沉沉的米德兰家里来，尽人事地使查泰莱家的烟火维持下去。